Image my own: The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh North Carolina, featuring the “Daily Planet.”

I love visiting science museums. Nothing is better than visiting a new science museum for the first time! I actually have a “bucket list” of museums I want to be sure to visit some day. It’s on a Pinterest board I call “A Tour of Science” and I am always adding more. Check it out:

So, how excited was I to find out that there is a consortium of science centers that provides extra benefits to museum members! For instance, if you are a member of the Exploratorium in San Fransisco, you can get free basic admission into the Field Museum in Chicago.

The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has set up the ASTC Travel Passport Program. By becoming a member of one of the museums in this program, you can take advantage of deals such as free admission to any of the science museums on the list! So, because I have a membership to the Indiana State Museum, the mister and I will be able to get into the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry for free on an upcoming trip to Chicago. What’s more, most of the museums on my Tour of Science bucket list are members of this program! The only “catch” is that the museum you are visiting has to be at least 90 miles away from your museum and your residence, as the nazgûl flies.

I’m very excited to take advantage of this program, and as an advocate for fun science activities, I couldn’t wait to share it with everyone! If you are interested in taking advantage of the program, you can find out if your local science museum is on the list here: www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm.

Let me know if you have taken advantage of this program and where you went! And be sure to recommend your favorite science museum so I can add it to the Tour of Science!

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I love sharing my experiences at science museums. To find blogs posts about my trips, check out the tag: “Science Museums and Centers.”

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